There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. -1 JOHN 4:18 NASB A constant fear approach to teaching and catechizing the faith can be counter-productive to installing discipleship and love in forming young minds in Catholic formation. While hell should never be neglected, neither should emphasizing the burning love of God that he has for his creatures created in his image and... Read more
It was almost 30 years ago when the first BIG SUMMER Blockbuster swam into theaters and took a bite out of our cinematic experience. In the last week the event sharks continued to chomp through history. Here is what they munched on… Last Week and Year in Life. Monday June 19, 2023 [Saint Romuald, Abbot] Juneteenth Day 170: Joash’s Downfall — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 170: Who Can Be Baptized? — The Catechism in... Read more
A few posts ago I pondered “Do I want to pay $26 something for a theater pass to see up to 5 movies a month in the theater so I can write about them for the blog?” I have made a life changing decision that will effect my time, money and possibly some of the topics for The Catholic Bard. I have decided to forgo the $ 26 + a month for a movie pass at Showcase Cinemas and go... Read more
Did You Know!!! Life Beyond Foundation@Lifebeyondfund (June 18, 2023) Happy Father’s Day!!! Despite widespread support, Father’s Day did not become a permanent national holiday for many years. It wasn’t until 1972 that President Richard Nixon signed a law declaring that Father’s Day be celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June. So Happy 51st Official Father’s Day During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday, Parents’... Read more
They say a writer should write what they know. So, I like to write about writing and about how much trouble I have doing it. It’s a topic that I know a lot about and feel compelled to write about. However, I’ve learned and I keep re-learning that if you put up your sails your writing sailboat will catch the wind of mundane and magical everyday moments and hopefully turn them into something worth writing and something worth reading. Photo... Read more
After the feast of the Ascension We as Catholics have celebrated Pentecost The Beginning of the Month of The Scarred Heart of Jesus The Feast of the Trinity and now the Christian Mystery continues with The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ Some of the events leading up to Corpus Christi include The deaths of Televangelist Pat Robertson, the murderous Unabomber, WWF Wrestler The Iron Scheck, and the memorial of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Fr. Casey Cole... Read more
When I come home from work, my body is tired and I don’t want to do much. Instead of playing one of the small amount of board and card games that we own, which include Monopoly and Exploding Kittens, my wife and I choose to watch some show, so I can unwind and possibly engage my mind and imagination without much effort. Our weekly shows that we had been watching, which include the new Quantum Leap, the time travel show... Read more
For some reason at the beginning of the month of June at the beginning of the Month of the Sacred Heart, which includes the feast of the Holy Trinity, there were a plethora of interesting and insightful Tweets on Twitter. Normally I don’t put this many Tweets in a History of the week. But how can you pass on a boatload of good tweets when they sail in your harbor. Pope Francis@Pontifex (May 31, 2023) Today, at the end of... Read more
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu As I was standing in line for communion at Tuesday Morning Mass, I was busy not thinking about wholly holy things, but about the next post I was going to write on The Catholic Bard. I was telling my friend this in the car as I was driving... Read more
At all most 6 months into the year we celebrate the release of the Holy Spirit in the church. In the days leading up to Pentecost Sunday Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. Monday May 22, 2023 Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious Day 142: Whole and Joyful Hearts — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 142: The New Heaven and the New Earth — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)... Read more
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